Power The Journey

Penny Semaia is the Senior Associate Athletic Director of Student Life at the University of Pittsburgh. He is a former football student-athlete at Pitt, and has helped with numerous community programs in the Pittsburgh area including collaborating with the Pittsburgh Public School District to initiate the We Promise program and teaming up with the Troy and Theodora Polamalu Foundation.

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Dr. Maya Ozery is the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Development at Kansas University. She has had stops at Georgetown University, the University of Richmond, and Longwood University. A former student-athlete and a former member of Israel’s National Women’s Soccer Team, Maya serves as a lead facilitator for the NCAA Leadership Forum and NCAA Leadership Academy Workshop.

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Tori Niemann currently serves as the Assistant Athletic Director of Student-Athlete Development at Clemson University. A former women’s basketball student-athlete, Tori has had professional stints at Western Illinois University, Clemson, and the University of North Carolina -- all before returning to Clemson in May of 2021. In her role, she oversees all aspects of student-athlete development and personally directs Clemson's Leadership Academy.

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Today on Power The Journey, a University of Oxford graduate with a bachelors and masters in Economics and Management. She was the CEO of Auxus Strategic Solutions, currently a board member at Influence Mobile and the Founder and CEO of Open Sponsorship, the largest and smartest two-sided marketplace for sports sponsorship. She was a Inc, top 100 female Founder in 2019, a member of the Forbes 30 under 30 in sports business, a serial entrepreneur and a trailblazer in sports business. Introducing Ishveen Anand.

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Today On Power The Journey. Hailing From the great state of Texas, she was a basketball standout that took her talents to the University of Oregon and then to Cal State-Northridge where she received a Business degree in Management. She jumped into working in sports, as the Digital and Social Media lead for the Dallas Cowboys that headed to ESPN as a Social Media Manager. She was the Director of social content and strategy for IGN Entertainment before becoming the Chief Operating Officer at INFLCR. She is a Tech Disruptor, a Social and Digital Media Innovator and an Expert Leader. Introducing Neeta Sreekanth.

Today on Power The Journey: After immigrating from Cameroon at the age of 4, his family settled in Washington DC where he immediately excelled in sports. He became a two-sport athlete at the University of Louisville in Track and Football, and a 3rd round draft pick by the New York Giants in the NFL. He went on to play for twelve years for various teams and also had the opportunity to win a Super Bowl in 2003 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He then worked in broadcasting as a football analyst before returning to the NFL on the business side. Currently the Vice President of Football Development. Roman Oben.

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A quick warning, our guest today was going through a major home project and was gracious enough to still make our conversation, with that said please understand that the audio may be rough in some places.

Today on Power The Journey, a dual-sport athlete from St. Johns University where he was an All-American defensive standout for the Red Storm. He received his MBA from The Peter J Tobin College of Business at St John's before jumping into the orthopedic sales world at Johnson and Johnson. He is currently The Principal Owner at Novus Surgical and a consultant for the private plane charter company Wheels Up. He is a member of the St, Johns Hall of fame class of 2013, a mentor, a leader, and a friend. Introducing Anthony Zito.

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Today on Power The Journey. An entrepreneur, executive coach, and consultant with over twenty-five years of experience. Since 1997 she has led Princeton Leadership Services, LLC – a consulting agency that supports employee leadership development and strategic planning. In 2016 she co-founded Athlete Viewpoint - a technology-based analytics platform that helps collegiate athletic programs across the country monitor, measure, and evaluate the experience of their student-athletes used by over 50 universities. She is changing the Student-Athlete experience as we know it and is the newest addition to the Game Plan team. Introducing Jennifer Cross.

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Today on Power The Journey. A former Football Student-Athlete from Arkansas Tech, who transitioned into a coach at the University of Arkansas, Missouri State, Texas State, and the Naval Academy. He then joined athletics administration, holding positions at Rice University, SMU, and Grand Canyon University as the Vice President of Athletics. He is currently the CEO at 86Hope, a Sports Sponsorship and Partnership Consulting Agency. He is a trailblazer in the sports business market, in both the private and public sectors.

Introducing Mike Vaught.

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Today on Power the Journey we have a former football standout from Texas Christian University. After his playing days, he pursued a career in the music and entertainment industry, going on tour with acts like the Roots and Cody Chestnutt. He then came back to the sports arena as the Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at Fusion Sports Group before Founding his own company Four Four Flat. He has a world wealth of knowledge in many different markets and has changed College athletics marketing as we know it. Introducing Sean Richards.

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